About Houston Mesa
Number of accommodations: 60
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (762)
What Guests Are Saying
Houston Mesa Campground is praised for its clean facilities, spacious sites, and friendly camp hosts, offering a peaceful camping experience with abundant vegetation for privacy. While the location is convenient with easy access to amenities, some guests noted significant road noise from the nearby highway and occasional maintenance issues like closed showers. Overall, many campers enjoyed their stay and appreciated the campground's natural beauty and cleanliness.
What Guests Are Saying
Houston Mesa Campground is praised for its clean facilities, spacious sites, and friendly camp hosts, offering a peaceful camping experience with abundant vegetation for privacy. While the location is convenient with easy access to amenities, some guests noted significant road noise from the nearby highway and occasional maintenance issues like closed showers. Overall, many campers enjoyed their stay and appreciated the campground's natural beauty and cleanliness.
Review Summary
Courtnee N
VerifiedJuly 30, 2020 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: ELK
I love this campground SO MUCH. It is clean and quiet. The bathrooms were very clean and the showers were closed, but that was expected. Appreciated actually. It is close by a road and a 10 minute drive to town so I was not too worried about bears. I will definitely be coming back. THANK YOU.
Nelson K
VerifiedJuly 30, 2020 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: BEAR
Very clean and maintained
Chrystal W
VerifiedJuly 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: MOUN
I really enjoyed this campground (Mountain Lion Loop #21). Host is so kind and always available to help. Campsites are spaced out nicely and big enough for all your camping stuff. Will return when it cools down.
Chrystal W
VerifiedJuly 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: MOUN
I really enjoyed this campground (Mountain Lion Loop #21). Host is so kind and always available to help. Campsites are spaced out nicely and big enough for all your camping stuff. Will return when it cools down.
Valeska Z
VerifiedJuly 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: ELK
Be careful to camp close to the road. We didn't sleep at all because of the car traffic and the plane noises in the morning.
Well maintained, but the noises ruins everything.
Valeska Z
VerifiedJuly 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: ELK
Be careful to camp close to the road. We didn't sleep at all because of the car traffic and the plane noises in the morning.
Well maintained, but the noises ruins everything.
Ron L
VerifiedJuly 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: BEAR
Way too loud way too late. People up to at least 1:30-2am with loud music and loud talking. Camp sites close together. Other than that great site very clean camp host try to get people to quit down but they did not listen. Clean bathroom and site good cell service with AT&T
Ron L
VerifiedJuly 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: BEAR
Way too loud way too late. People up to at least 1:30-2am with loud music and loud talking. Camp sites close together. Other than that great site very clean camp host try to get people to quit down but they did not listen. Clean bathroom and site good cell service with AT&T
MARWAN K
VerifiedJune 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 068, Loop: MOUN
the only bad thing was the restrooms wear very dirty , its ok for us guys but the girls couldn't use it at all , they couldn't even get inside because of the bad smell!!!
MARWAN K
VerifiedJune 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 068, Loop: MOUN
the only bad thing was the restrooms wear very dirty , its ok for us guys but the girls couldn't use it at all , they couldn't even get inside because of the bad smell!!!
Location Houston Mesa
Address:
2100 Houston Mesa Rd
Payson, AZ, 85541
United States
From Payson, Arizona, go north for 1 mile to the junction of Highway 87 (Beeline Highway) and Forest Road 199 (Houston Mesa Road). Turn right (east) onto Forest Road 199 for .10 miles. The campground is on the north side of Houston Mesa Road.
The campground is accessible via Highway 87 (Beeline Highway), which is located approximately 1 mile south of the junction with Houston Mesa Road.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.27 / -111.314
Elevation: 1546 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
11AM
General
- Extra vehicle charge of $8 per night is required. Fee can be bundled with online reservation or purchased on-site at fee machine.
- No firewood sales available at campground. Plan to purchase ahead of time.
- Fireworks are always prohibited on National Forest Land.
- For first come first serve sites, you must physically arrive at the campground to see if the campsite is available. There is no guarantee this site will be available to purchase upon your arrival.
- Campers who reserve sites 7 - 18 in Horse Camp (Mule Loop) are required to have horses or mules present. You do not need to have any to use sites 2 - 6 and 19 - 30
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
